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Shilpa Shetty Kundra’s ₹12.54 Crore Gift from Husband Lands Before ITAT & What Every Taxpayer Must Know

Income Tax : A large spousal gift exemption was denied due to failure in proving genuineness, creditworthiness, and source of funds. The ruling...

April 13, 2026 1158 Views 0 comment Print

Tax Deduction on Manpower Supply Services – Section 194C or 194J? New Amendment

Income Tax : The amendment explicitly includes manpower supply services under contractual provisions, making 1–2% TDS applicable instead of 1...

February 17, 2026 6510 Views 0 comment Print

Section 194C: TDS on Payments to Contractors & Sub-contractors

Income Tax : Learn when and how TDS applies to payments for contractual work, including rates, thresholds, exemptions, and recent amendments....

November 21, 2025 13545 Views 1 comment Print

TDS on Common Area Maintenance Charges – Section 194I or 194C

Income Tax : Delhi High Court rules CAM charges are contractual payments under Section 194C, not rent under Section 194I, clarifying TDS obliga...

August 31, 2025 7707 Views 0 comment Print

No Section 194C TDS on Gold Wastage during Ornament Manufacturing

Income Tax : ITAT Chennai ruled that gold wastage during ornament manufacturing isn't considered a payment for making charges, so TDS under Sec...

August 1, 2025 1371 Views 0 comment Print


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Section 194C: Non-Deductibility on Certain Manufacturing & Section 194J Payments

Income Tax : From October 2024, payments under Section 194J (professional fees) will be excluded from TDS under Section 194C (payments to contr...

July 24, 2024 4590 Views 0 comment Print

Section 194C-: TDS on auto rickshaws and/or buses used for transportation of goods

Income Tax : Section 194C(6) provides exemption to small good carriage contractor/transporter (owning not more than 10 goods carriage at any ti...

January 19, 2018 9945 Views 0 comment Print

SC asked Samsung to reply why it is not liable to deduct tax in respect of goods outsourced for manufacturing

Income Tax : The Supreme Court has sought a reply from Samsung India Electronics on the I-T department plea that the firm is liable to deduct ...

March 5, 2010 1474 Views 0 comment Print

CBDT Expand Definition of Professionals

Income Tax : The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) expanded the scope of professional services to cover sportspersons, umpires and referees,...

September 2, 2008 18982 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


Section 194C TDS Cannot Create Tax Liability on Dissolved Firm if Receipts Already Offered to Tax

Income Tax : The ITAT Delhi held that contractual receipts reflected in the PAN of a dissolved partnership firm could not be taxed again when t...

May 7, 2026 291 Views 0 comment Print

Year-End Provisions Trigger TDS – ITAT Upholds Default but Grants Relief Window

Income Tax : ITAT holds TDS applies on year-end provisions where payee, amount, and nature are identifiable—assessee treated in default u/s 2...

May 5, 2026 735 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Upholds ₹5.97 Cr Addition Due to Non-Disclosure of TDS-Linked Contract Receipts

Income Tax : The case examined whether contract receipts reflected in Form 26AS but not disclosed as income could be taxed. The Tribunal upheld...

April 28, 2026 255 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Bangalore Remands ₹49L Sec 68 Addition & ₹3.74L TDS Disallowance for Fresh Verification

Income Tax : ITAT Bangalore remanded ₹49.43 lakh sundry creditor addition and ₹3.74 lakh TDS disallowance, holding that lack of proper evid...

April 18, 2026 408 Views 0 comment Print

No TDS on Foreign Commission as Income Not Taxable in India: ITAT Rajkot

Income Tax : The Tribunal rejected the Revenue’s argument that taxpayers must seek AO determination under Section 195(2) in all cases. It hel...

April 10, 2026 426 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Notifications


TDS on payments for procuring or canvassing for advertisements

Income Tax : Law Related to Tax Deduction at Source (TDS) on payments by television channels and publishing houses to advertisement companies f...

February 29, 2016 9202 Views 0 comment Print

TDS on payments for production of content or programme for telecasting

Income Tax : Law Relating to Tax Deduction at Source (TDS) on payments by broadcasters or television channels to production houses for product...

February 29, 2016 91666 Views 0 comment Print

No TDS on transportation of gas if it is carried out in furtherance of contract for sale of gas- CBDT

Income Tax : Circular No. 9/2012 Representations have been received from various sections of the Industry on the difficulties faced in the matt...

October 17, 2012 16908 Views 0 comment Print

Cooling Charges Paid are not covered U/s. 194I but are covered U/s. 194C

Income Tax : CIRCULAR NO. 1/2008-Income Tax Representations have been received from various quarters regarding applicability of the provisions ...

January 10, 2008 3319 Views 0 comment Print

Circular No. 715-Income Tax dated 8-8-1995

Income Tax : Circular No. 715-Income Tax Clarifications on various provisions relating to tax deduction at source regarding changes introduced...

August 8, 1995 166520 Views 3 comments Print


Car hiring charges – TDS under Section 194I Or Section 194C?

April 24, 2022 99660 Views 1 comment Print

IF car is hired not to perform specific services and charges are not paid on the basis of specific uses but the same is hired for availability of car for particular time or period without specification of particular services and charges paid on fixed basis then such hiring should be considered as rental contract under the provision of section 194I of the Act.

Custom House Agent liable to deduct TDS on payments to CFS Agents

March 29, 2022 33456 Views 0 comment Print

Shanmugar Services Vs ITO (ITAT Chennai) As per the provisions of Sec.194C of the Act, any person responsible for making payment for any services needs to deduct TDS on such payment at the prescribed rate. From the plain reading of Sec.194C of the Act, it is abundantly clear that the person who makes payment is […]

Whether contractors liable to deduct TDS In absence of a written sub-contract?

March 24, 2022 10179 Views 0 comment Print

 In absence of a written sub-contract: whether contractors liable to deduct TDS?  In general practice the person who generates income is under an obligation to file its return and/or to pay tax under Income Tax Act, 1961 (for brevity hereinafter referred to as “IT Act”). But in certain enumerated situations, the payer of such consideration […]

Truck owner Registration number not relevant to decide Section 194C applicability

February 22, 2022 2286 Views 0 comment Print

Registration number of truck owner is not relevant for deciding applicability of Section 194C but it is personnel/truck operator from whom trucks are hired.

No section 194C TDS on vehicle hired from drivers for Transportation

September 12, 2021 4683 Views 0 comment Print

CIT Vs P. Sumathi (Madras High Court) On facts, the Court found that the assessee therein had entered into a contract to supply vehicles to M/s. Mahindra and many other companies under written contract on various dates and only to perform the obligation under the said contracts, he had hired vehicles from the sub-contractors under […]

Payment to advertising agency attracts TDS under Section 194C

August 9, 2021 223347 Views 5 comments Print

It is held that, TDS has to be deducted u/s 194C of Income Tax Act, 1961 (the IT Act) on payment made to advertising agency even if there is no written contract.

Section 194C TDS deductible on Advertisement expense for Business purpose

August 8, 2021 27483 Views 0 comment Print

Perfect Probuild P. Ltd. Vs DCIT (ITAT Delhi) A reading of section 194C with Explanation (iv) thereof makes it clear that any person responsible for paying any sum to any resident for carrying out the work of advertising, broadcasting and telecasting shall deduct an amount equivalent to 1% where the payment is being made to […]

Consultant Doctors cannot be treated as employee for TDS deduction

July 14, 2021 6354 Views 0 comment Print

DCIT Vs Hurkisondas Nurrotumdas Hospital & Research Centre (ITAT Mumbai) Going by the factual matrix as enumerated in the preceding paragraphs, it could be noted that the terms of arrangement with consultant Doctors was different from employee-doctors. The consultant doctors were paid based on the services rendered by them and on the basis of doctors’ […]

ITAT criticises CIT(A) for lack of judicious approach

July 11, 2021 1068 Views 0 comment Print

Qantas Airways Ltd. Vs ACIT (ITAT Mumbai) Section 194C TDS deductible on Payment for use of lounge facilities by passengers A payment for the use of lounge facilities by the passengers, in our considered view, is clearly in the nature of payment for the use of certain facilities for the passengers. What passenger gets by […]

Section 194C TDS on Payment to Contractor

July 4, 2021 752571 Views 13 comments Print

1) Who is responsible to deduct tax under Section 194C of Income Tax Act, 1961? Any specified person responsible for paying any sum to any resident-contractor for carrying out any work (including supply of labour for carrying out any work) in pursuance of a contract. Following are the specified persons – a. The Central Government […]

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